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November is Prematurity Awareness Month Phil Toothman, State Director of Communications and Marketing ~ Tamara Currin, MS, MCHES, Associate Director of Program Services, Lead Public Affairs Staff ~ Valencia Mormon-Nelson State Director of Program Services

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National Partnership for Maternal Safety Recommends that every birthing facility in the United States should have a Maternal Safety Bundle for each of the following: Obstetric Hemorrhage Preeclampsia/ Hypertension Prevention of VTE in Pregnancy

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OB VTE Safety Recommendations For pregnant women, risk of VTE 4-5 times high than for non-pregnant women This risk is at least twice as much following cesarean delivery Key emphasis in addressing risk and prevention by PfP in 2011 as well as dually by ACOG & Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine in 2014 as part of The Maternal Harm Prevention Initiative* *Managing Risk and Reducing Readmissions: New Safety Recommendations Prevent Venous Thromboembolism in Maternal Patients by Michael Wong, JD and Lynn Razzano, RN, MSN, ONCC @ http://ppahs.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/rmq-fall-2013.pdfhttp://ppahs.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/rmq-fall-2013.pdf

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Upcoming Events Pre-eclampsia Conference Friday, February 20, 2015 – Save the Date! 2 nd Annual OB Conference for nurses & physicians. Guest speakers include Dr. Baha Sibai of the University of Texas Houston and Dr. George Saade of the University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston RSVP no later than November 30 th to Rebecca.marten@erlanger.org or traci.josephsen@erlanger.org or call 423-778-3222 as venue change may need to occur Rebecca.marten@erlanger.orgtraci.josephsen@erlanger.org This conference is being sponsored by the University of Tennessee, Erlanger Health System, storc (Solutions to Obstetrics in Rural Communities) and Regional Obstetrical Consultants.